Notice of SB 54 Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act Permanent Regulations 45-Day Comment Period and Public Hearing

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Notice of SB 54 Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act Permanent Regulations 45-Day Comment Period and Public Hearing

The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) has begun formal rulemaking activities regarding the SB 54 Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act permanent regulations. The attached Notice of Proposed Action (Notice) was published by the Office of Administrative Law on August 22, 2025, and the public comment period begins on August 22, 2025. CalRecycle will also hold a hybrid public hearing regarding this rulemaking on October 7, 2025, and the public comment period will end on October 7, 2025.

CalRecycle will hold the hybrid public hearing starting at 10:00 AM (PDT) on October 7, 2025, and concluding upon submission of any public hearing comments. The public hearing will be accessible via Zoom, and via Webcast, and in-person in the Byron Sher Auditorium located on the 2nd floor of the CalRecycle headquarters at 1001 I Street, Sacramento, California. The Byron Sher Auditorium is wheelchair accessible.

The Notice of Proposed Action and the regulation text are available in the following section. Please refer to the Notice and rulemaking webpage for more information about this rulemaking, including how to submit comments.

Notice of Proposed Action

Rulemaking Webpage

Regulation Text

Submit Comments Electronically

Please note that under the California Public Records Act (Government Code section 7920.000 et seq.), your written and oral comments, attachments, and associated contact information (e.g., your address, phone number, email address, etc.) become part of the public record and can be released to the public upon request.

Information on how to attend the hybrid public hearing on October 7, 2025 is available below.

3 Ways to Attend

In Person
Byron Sher Auditorium,
CalEPA Headquarters

1001 I St, 2nd floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

No registration is necessary to participate in person. Attendees may submit oral public comments.

Zoom

Zoom participants may submit oral comments via Zoom.

To attend virtually via Zoom, you must register in advance using the below link. Registration is free.

Register for Zoom

Webcast

Webcast viewers are unable to submit comments. Please join via Zoom to submit comments. No registration necessary.

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¿Hablas español?

Interpretación simultánea del inglés al español será disponible para todos los participantes al taller, sea en persona, o remotamente a través de Zoom, o por transmisión en vivo en línea.

Para los participantes en persona que requieren servicios de interpretación del inglés al español, habrá audífonos disponibles que serán proporcionados por el personal de CalRecycle antes o durante el taller.

If you need interpretation services in a language other than Spanish, contact us by September 30, 2025, and we will do our best to accommodate your request.